Sonance Complete Guide to Home Theater Sound with Sonamp 260 and Cinema 260

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Diagram 1

A

5

 

SONAMP CINEMA 260

4

2

3

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

180˚

 

POWER

ACTIVE

A.C. ON

50

250

 

FREQUENCY

PHASE

LEVEL

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

180˚

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

50

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

FREQUENCY

 

PHASE

LEVEL

 

 

 

WARNING: HAZARDOUS ENERGY, MAKE PROPER SPEAKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO ON

CONNECTIONS; SEE OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE USING

 

 

 

 

SONAMP

4

DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE

CAUTION

 

 

 

OFF

ON

ATTENTION: DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

 

 

 

CINEMA 260

ATTENTION: VOIR LE CAHIER D' INSTRUCTION

 

DO NOT OPEN

 

SERIAL NO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUSE

 

 

 

ATTENTION:UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MEME TYPE AVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR

 

SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673

 

 

 

SPEAKER

 

250V T3.15A

 

LINE

LINE

 

 

+

L -

-

R +

 

 

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230V~/50Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

USE 8SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47K

CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE

 

 

USE 8SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAZARD USE ONLY SAME TYPE AND RATING FUSE.

 

 

 

 

625VA

 

1

2

A. FRONT PANEL

B. REAR PANEL

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. POWER SWITCH

1. RCA INPUT JACKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. ACTIVE L.E.D.

2. RCA OUTPUT JACKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. POWER L.E.D.

3. SPEAKER TERMINALS

 

 

 

 

4.CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 4. AUTO ON DEFEAT SWITCH

5. PHASE SWITCH

5.

~ POWER CORD INLET

6. LEVEL CONTROL

6.

FUSE

6

5

PLACEMENT:

Keep your Sonamp® Cinema 260 out of direct sunlight and away from windows where rain may enter. It should be placed away from heat sources such as hot air ducts or radiators; do not place the unit directly on a pile carpet that could interfere with air flow into its bottom vent opening. If you stack your components, it is better to place the Sonamp above or alongside your other components; when driven hard, the unit itself may create a little heat and disturb components stacked on top of it. If it is inside a cabinet, allow ample ventilation. Very sensitive low level sources might pick up some hum radiating from its enormous power supply.

CONNECTING THE SONAMP CINEMA 260

The Sonamp Cinema 260 is specially designed to drive subwoofers. Connect the subwoofer output interconnect to the left channel input jack on the rear of the Sonamp Cinema 260. If the source preamplifier has no dedicated subwoofer output, use a pair of interconnect cables from the preamp out to the left and right input jacks of the Sonamp Cinema 260.

If no line level output is available to drive the subwoofer, use a Sonance OP-3 to convert high level speaker output to the appropriate level for input to the Sonamp Cinema 260. Connect subwoofer speaker wires to the right and left speaker terminals on the back of the amplifier.

NOTES: Polarity of speaker wires is critical. All positive leads

(+) must be attached to red connectors throughout the system.

Since the Sonamp Cinema 260 subwoofer amplifier sends a monaural signal to both speakers, either speaker (right or left) may be driven by either amplifier channel.

The Sonamp Cinema 260 subwoofer amplifier is designed to drive one speaker per pair of binding posts. Connecting additional speakers in parallel may cause damage to the speakers and amplifier.

Do not tie amplifier output (+) terminals together and run a single 2 conductor to the two subwoofers. Each amplifier channel requires separate positive (+) and negative (-) conductors, 4 total for each amplifier and two subwoofer modules.(See diagram 2)

AMPLIFIER SETTINGS

Some experimentation will be necessary to achieve the best possible integration of the Cinema SUBs with the other speakers in the system. Start with the following settings on the Sonamp Cinema 260:

FREQUENCY: fully clockwise, highest crossover frequency

PHASE: down, 0, normal phase setting

LEVEL: 12:00

The 12:00 level setting is correct for most Dolby® AC-3 and THX® processors.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

To achieve smooth transition between the subwoofers and other drivers, it may be useful to employ test tones available on compact disc and a sound pressure level meter. Inexpensive SPL meters are available from Radio Shack stores. Some receivers/processors can produce a pink noise signal for speaker calibration. Other test DVDs are available. Note: Sine wave test tones can damage your Cinema speakers and should only be used at low volume levels for short periods.

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Contents Unpacking Important Safety InstructionsSonamp Cinema 260 Amplifier Connecting the Sonamp Cinema Amplifier SettingsPlacement Front Panel ControlsMaking Connections Operating the Sonamp CinemaWarranty Coverage USA only SpecificationsObtaining Service Technical Assistance